Volunteer Info for Teachers

Berkeley Schools Volunteers (BSV) wants to support you and your students by matching you with interested, enthusiastic community volunteers. Request a volunteer by completing the form below.

Volunteers can help give individual attention to students, ease classroom management, and serve as role models. They are college students, retired community members, professionals, and people interested in helping kids succeed.

What can I do to set myself and volunteers up for success?

Please read through the BSV Volunteer Contract for details on volunteer requirements, expectations and BUSD do’s and dont’s for volunteers.

Please read the Volunteer and Teacher 1st Meeting Check Listto learn what questions we advise volunteers to ask teachers before getting started. You may wish to add additional questions or create a list of answers to make your site-based orientation easier! You may wish to make your own list of questions to ask volunteers, too.

How does BSV match volunteers to teachers?

We use the information and schedule you list on your Volunteer Request Form to match your needs and interests with those of potential volunteers. For each volunteer we place with you, we send you a green volunteer information sheet via inter-district mail. Your volunteer may contact you before you receive the green form; we have asked them to be proactive and contact you as soon as possible to discuss tasks, scheduling, and classroom policies and dynamics. See our Become a Volunteerpage for more information about our volunteer placement process and expectations.

What if the volunteer isn’t a good fit for me or my class?

If the match doesn’t work out—for any reason!—please let us know and we will start the matching process again. Please clarify the reasons why the volunteer isn’t working out; we want to better serve you and other teachers. You always have the right to ask BSV to remove a volunteer from your classroom, stop sending volunteers, or update your request at anytime. Please contact us ASAP with any changes to your schedule or needs to avoid misplaced or unwanted volunteers.

How do I get started?

Let us know you would like to have a volunteer in your classroom by completing the form below. The more specific you can be, the better we can advertise and match a volunteer to your needs.

Request a Volunteer

Requesting a volunteer is easy and fast. All you need to do is complete the online form below. Once you click "SUBMIT" you should see a confirmation screen and receive an email. If you don't, please contact our office.

Title*

Name*

FirstLast

Pronunciation of your name

Please add any notes on how to pronounce your name, if necessary.

School*

Please choose your school site from the drop-down list

Position Title*

Credential Status*

Certificated

Non-Certificated

Contact Information

Email*

Please list the email address you check most frequently. We will make this available to your potential volunteers.

Work Phone*

Extension # (if applicable)

Home Phone

Please note: this number will be made available to a volunteer

Cell Phone

Please note: this number will be made available to a volunteer

Volunteer Placement Information

Term*

Request Start Date*

Grade Level(s)*

Prep Period (if applicable)

Subjects/Activities*

Please check only the area(s) that apply to your volunteer request; for "other" please use comment box below

Please list your teaching schedule (times and days for all subjects/classes you teach) to ensure we refer volunteers matching your schedule; the more detail the better! If you do not know your schedule, please submit another Volunteer Request Form to update us as soon as possible.

Agreements

To set my volunteer partnership up for success, I understand I will need to invest time reviewing the items below with my volunteer before s/he begins working with students (please click to acknowledge).

BSV-BUSD Volunteer Contract (document link at top of webpage)*

I have read, understand and agree to the current BUSD Volunteer Contract.